As a bookish type, my first encounter with a new word is usually by reading it instead of hearing it. I am therefore prone to mispronunciations.
So the other day when discussing bank regulation I wasn’t too surprised to learn that I’d mispronounced yet another word: apparently the “mp” in “Comptroller” is pronounced as an “n,” [...]
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Sound and Fury
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A Modest Counterproposal
The SEC recently proposed restricting short sales through a reinstated uptick rule and/or circuit breakers (PDF). One commenter (PDF) had a better idea:
Rather than tinkering with ad hoc half-measures, the SEC should be proposing the only practical, efficient and final solution to market volatility: a ban on stock selling altogether.
The commenter supports his proposal with [...]
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